Eleven indexes are available in VIA for both keyword browsing and for keyword searching. They contain the following VIA data elements:
| Index | Contents | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Anywhere | Includes all words that appear in VIA records. | Search for Belinda Randall Anywhere |
| Name | Names of people or organizations as creators, contributors, or subjects. These may be individuals, groups of people, corporate bodies or other entities that have contributed to the design, creation, production, manufacture, or alteration of the material | Search for Dufy in Name Search for Olmsted Brothers in Name |
| Title | Titles and alternate titles of works, groups of works, or surrogates |
Search for woman in Title Search for Venus and Cupid in Title |
| Subject | Topics, styles, periods, work types, materials and techniques |
Search for flowers in Subject
Search for Mannerism in Subject Search for altarpieces in Subject Search for albumen in Subject Search for Ming in Subject |
| Place | Specific geographic locations where a work was created, found, or previously located, or specific geographic locations which are the subject of a work | Search for Boston in Place Search for Uganda in Place |
| Nationality/Culture | Terms defining the nationality or culture with which the object
or the artist is associated. |
Search for German in Nationality/Culture Search for Mayan in Nationality/Culture |
| Repository | The museum, library, archive, or other institution, or individual
that owns the work, group of works, or surrogate. |
Search for Museum of Fine Arts in Repository Search for Tate in Repository |
| Identifying Number |
Classification numbers and other identification numbers assigned
to the work, site or object throughout its history |
Search for 375 G 553 80 E(g) in Identifying
Number Search for 1899.9.B in Identifying Number |
| Record ID |
Numbers assigned by contributing Harvard and Radcliffe institutions
to VIA records. |
Search for HUAM891 in Record ID |